DocumentCode
2614839
Title
The simulation power of automod
Author
LeBaron, Todd ; Jacobsen, Craig
Author_Institution
Manuf. Autom. Services, Salt Lake City
fYear
2007
fDate
9-12 Dec. 2007
Firstpage
210
Lastpage
218
Abstract
Decision making in industry continues to become more complicated. Customers are more demanding, competition is more fierce, and costs for labor and raw materials continue to rise. Managers need state-of-the-art tools to help in planning, design, and operations of their facilities. Simulation provides a virtual factory where ideas can be tested and performance improved. The AutoMod product suite from Applied Materials has been used on thousands of projects to help engineers and managers make the best decisions possible. AutoMod supports hierarchical model construction. This architecture allows users to reuse model objects in other models, decreasing the time required to build a model. In addition, recent enhancements to AutoMod´s material handling template systems have increased modeling accuracy and ease-of-use. These latest advances have helped make AutoMod one of the most widely used simulation software packages.
Keywords
computer animation; digital simulation; materials handling; solid modelling; virtual manufacturing; 3D animation; AutoMod product suite; hierarchical 3D model construction; material handling template system; simulation software package; virtual factory; Computer architecture; Costs; Decision making; Engineering management; Materials handling; Project management; Raw materials; Software packages; Testing; Virtual manufacturing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference, 2007 Winter
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1306-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1306-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2007.4419603
Filename
4419603
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